What was found
VERTICAL STAB, LEFT L/E FIXED PANEL STA 78 AFT UPPER SUPPORT FOUND CRACKED. VERTICAL STAB LEFT L/E FIXED PANEL UPPER SUPPORT WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-02 & 51-40-02, REV 107, AND RI-55-30-18461, REV A. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 2026
- Submitted
- September 1, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N489MC
- Make and model
- Boeing 747412F
- Aircraft serial
- 26553
- Aircraft time
- 122,398 hours, 21,317 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Support
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 300
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.